Adjustable glare shield



April 8 1924. g 1,489,407

R. H. WILKINSON AADJUsTAlazLE GLARE SHIELD Filed Aug. 4. 1921 2Sneets-Sheet l April si, 1924, v 1,489,407

' R. H. WILKINSON 'ADJUSTABLE GLARE `SHIELD Filed Aug. 4, 1921 PatentedApr. 8, 1924.

UNITED STATES` PATENT omer..

ROBERT H. WILKINSON, OF PONGA CITY, OKLAHOMA.

ADJUSTABLE GLARE SHIELD.

Application led August 4, 1921. Serial No. 489,756.

new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Glare Shields, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to attachments to be supported on the front ofautomobiles to protect the driver from the glare of the headlights onapproaching vehicles.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a collapsible shieldwhich may be mounted upon the front of the vehicle in the line of visionofthe operator of the vehicle so that the rays of light directed fromthe headlight ofv an approaching vehicle will be diffused or diminishedin strength so that the drivers vision will not be impaired.

Another object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of thischaracter which may be mounted in position on the shield and which maybe quickly moved into operative or inoperative position at the desire'of the operator.

Other objects of the invention will appear upon consideration of thefollowing detail description and accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1is a view of a fragmentary portion of a windshield showing the inventionmounted thereon, the full lines indicating the position of the partswhen the device is not in use, the dotted lines indicating the positionof the parts when the device is being used.

Figure 2 is an edge elevation,

Figure 3 isa cross section through the housing containing the ends ofthe shield members,

Figure 4 is a detail view of one end of one of the shield members,

Figure 5 is a perspective view illustrating the manner of assembling theshield members,

Figure G is a similar view illustrating a method of arranging the shieldmembers in assembled relation,

Figure 7 is a side elevation of the outer housing member,

Figure 8 is a side elevation of the inner housing members, and

Figure 9 is an enlar ed side elevation of the two housing mein ersassembled and showing their manner of being mounted in position. l

Referring to the drawing by numerals, the bracket 1 may be of anypreferred type as it will be understood that the device will be slightlymodified to permit it to be mounted upon various types of automobilessuch as those having frame-d wind shields and those having windshieldswithout frames and also upon closed cars or limousines. In the presentillustration the brackvet includes the gripping members 2 and 3` whichare adapted to engage the frame of thel windshield as shown. The member3 of the bracket is connected by a stud 4 to the base plate 5 of theinner casing 6, the latter being adapted to lit into the outer casing 7,the two casings telescoping as illustrated. The inner casing 6 isprovided with an annular fiange, and the outer casing is also providedwith an annular flange 8 and the meeting faces of the two flanges arecorrugated as indicated at 9 so that the corrugations may engage eachother to maintain the two casings in relatively close relation when theapparatus is in use.

As shown in Figs. 7 and 8 of the drawing, the two casings are providedwith side openings 10 and 11, each having one vertical edge straight,while the opposite vertical edge is notched as indicated at 12 and v13.A plurality of segmental shield members 14, 15, 16 and 17 are adapted tobe mounted in the casing andv extend through the openings 10 and 11.These members are constructed of glass or other similar material whichwill diminish the glare from the headlights of an approachingautomobile. Each member consists of a' segmental plate substantially inthe form of a semaphore attached to a substantially circular disk 18.The disks 18 are arranged in superposed relation within the casing 11and they have diametrically v opposite fiat portions 19 whereby they maybe readily inserted through the widest portions of the openings 10 and11.

A central opening in each of. the disks 18 permits a bolt 20 to beinserted centrally through the housing, the outer end projecting throughthe outer end of the outside casing as shown. A coil spring 21 isinterposed between the end of the casing and the adjacent disk 18 tomaintain the disks in.

proper relation with respect to each other. It is to be noted that theoutside end of turned to permit the outer casin provided with a handlemember 23 w ereby the casing may the operator to move the disks 14, 15,16 and 17 into or out of operative position. It willv be noted that theopenin s 10 and 11 are arranged so that the notche Aportions 12 and 13will permit the segmental semaphores to be moved into assembled relationas shown in Fig. I? bythe full lines by means of the lug 14 carried bythe edge of the precaution is provided, serving-to assist the closing ofthe semaphores, thereby relievin the outer casing of the strain which itwould ordinarily bear during this operation, or in operative position asshown bythe dotted lines thus pllacing the disks in the line of visionof t e operator to avoid the glare which will thereby permit theoperator to more readily observe the direction of movement of thevehicle he is guiding.

Minor changes may be made in the details of construction lWithoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claimhereunto appended.

What is claimed is A device of the character described comprising asupporting bracket, a stationary parent material disks disk 18, an extrameans ofy housing mounted upon the supporting be bracket, an outercasing telescoplng the staof the said casings prod tionary casing, eachvided with side openings having opposed straight edges, and oppositenotched edges, a series of segmental semaphores of transattached to thesemaphores and mounted within the said casings, the said semaphoresprojecting through 'the said openings and adapte to be en aged by thenotched edges of the sai openings when the outer .casing is turnedtomove the said semaphore to operative or inoperative position, the saidhousing having a central pivot member passing throu h the said disks, ahandle member to turn .t e said housing member mounted on the outerhousing, and s ring means engaged with the outer end o the outsidehousin semble relation within the inner housing. In testimonyl whereof,I have aiiixed my signature in t e presence of two witnesses.

ROBERTH. WILKINSON. Vitnesses Y i IKE M. BENTLEY, C. H. HOLLAWAY.

to press the series of disks into as-l

